Southern Lit Alliance will host its annual FocusLit fundraiser June 1.
The virtual event will feature an interview with New York Times bestselling author Jill McCorkle, who will discuss her novel “Hieroglyphics.”
Steve Yarbrough will conduct the Q&A. Yarbrough is the author of “The Unmade World,” “Sales from the Neighbors” and “The Realm of Last Chances.”
He has received the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Fiction, the California Book Award, the Richard Wright Award and the Robert Penn Warren Award.
Yarbrough is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Authors.
The event will include a pickup meal from Public House Restaurant.
Regular tickets are $65 per person and include the interview at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom and the meal.
VIP tickets are $85 per person and include the interview, the meal, a specialty cocktail from Public House and a signed copy of “Hieroglyphics.”
The book clubs or groups that purchase the most tickets will win a rooftop wine and cheese reception.
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Source: Southern Lit Alliance